A million-dollar man
1988-04-18 · 87 min · Not rated
A television film about the life and times of Slovak emigrant Štefan Banič, who was granted a patent in the United States for the invention of the parachute.
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- Directors
- Peter Hledík
- Production companies
- Československá televízia Bratislava, Slovenská filmová tvorba
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bronislav Poloczek
Joanna Żółkowska
Martin Huba
Vladimír Jedľovský
František Kovár
Zdena Herfortová
Jan Nemejovský
Viktor Blaho
Andrej Pachinger
Michal Monček
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